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The Day the Wall Came Down

The Day the Wall Came Down is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Red Hill stands 143 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is George Bush Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

sculpture by Veryl Goodnight at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, United States

Dates from 1996.

Wikidata Q129823491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
Monument to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Another sculpture is located in Berlin, Germany.

How to reach it

Coordinates30.59707, -96.35345

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Research Park: 0.5 mi
  • John Crompton Park: 1.1 mi
  • W.A. Tarrow Park: 1.2 mi
  • Eli L. Whiteley Medal of Honor Park: 1.2 mi
  • Betsy and Pete Foster '63 Courtyard and Garden: 1.2 mi
Ghost towns: 16
Museums: 13
Artworks: 9
  • George Bush Statue: 0.0 mi
  • Haynes Ring Replica: 1.3 mi
  • Bugle Stand: 1.5 mi
  • Danger 79er: 1.5 mi
  • Our Lady of Victory: 1.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 1st Methodist Park: 5.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 5.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 5.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 5.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Aggie: 0.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 21.5 mi
  • Green Mountain: 21.7 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Day the Wall Came Down. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillNNW 342°143 m21.5 mi
Mockingbird HillWSW 244°128 m24.6 mi
Mount AggieNE 36°96.3 m0.4 mi
Green MountainSSW 207°86 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2419:5620:32
September equinox07:1418:5219:23
December solstice07:1916:5317:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697683858681716053
Precip in3.42.93.42.94.64.02.03.13.54.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/12137574231

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